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STUDY ON REDUCTION OF AIR CONSUMPTION FOR AIR JET LOOM (Pages : 13 - 18)

It is well known, high energy cost is the main shortcoming of air-jet weaving loom compared to other shuttle-less loom (e.g. projectile and rapier). This makes air-jet looms less popular in Textile industries in countries like Bangladesh that suffers from very high energy costs and unavailability of power supply, in spite of their higher production speeds. Air-jet weaving loom manufacturers have continuously been working on the reduction of air consumption in their new designs to overcome this shortcoming. However, weaving mill practices are as important as machine designs on air consumption. In this study, therefore, our aim is to investigate the possibilities to reduce air consumption on current air-jet weaving looms without changing machine design and without making a new investment in a weaving mill. A decrease of air consumption by 11 cfm was accomplished in a weaving mill by just decreasing the air pressure. Thus, a company having 96 looms could save 75, 15,648 Taka/ year of 350 days/96 loom in electricity costs with almost no expense. The study also has born four different techniques for reduction of air consumption on air jet loom. This paper explains the experimental work conducted in the weaving mill to minimize air consumption on air-jet looms.Download